In the short story The Cask of Amontillado written by Edgar Allan Poe there are only two characters through out the whole story, Montressor and Fortunato. Both are friends with some history but Montressor is upset because his so called friend Fortunato keeps insulting him and he has finally had enough of it. Though in the entirety of the story I don’t think that Fortunato really insults or means to insult because his character is depicted as an exuberant man. Therefore I think that Montressor is overly sensitive and acted on his impulse to kill his friend over a flimsy little insult. Sigmund Freud is a psychologist who came up with a model which introduced id, super-ego, and ego. The id is part of our personality that starts with us as babies because we are unable to speak. If a baby wants to eat or needs to use the restroom it will start screaming or making noses until its finally pleased. After the baby grows into it starts to develop its ego and this is when the baby becomes more aware of the world around him or her, learning to control their id a little more. Super-Ego is the final stage when the baby gets old enough and his morals start to come into …show more content…
I re-echoed - I aided - I surpassed them in volume and in strength. I did this, and the clamorer grew still "(Poe,1846). It reminded me just of when my cousins were little and they would scream each one would try to out do the other to see who could scream the loudest. Pretty much Montressor was playing games with his foolish friend and his foolishness got him killed as a result. Also from the beginning he mentions how this was last time he was going to be insulted by him and that he was going to get his revenge. Again much like a child who holds grudges deep in their heart and must act on